SUMMARY:

• Currently working as Sr. Systems Engineer primarily focusing on Active Directory, Application authentication methodologies, Identity & Access Management solutions, Single Sign - On solutions, Cloud Integrations.
• Active Directory
• Active Directory LDS
• Active Directory Federation Server
• Multi-factor Authentication
• SAN/NAS
• Citrix
• Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft SQL Server
• SAML, OpenID, OAuth, WS-Federation
• PKI
• Solaris, Linux
• Confidential
• PowerShell Scripting
• FIM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Identity Architect

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Architected the Cloud Active Directory design to support Amazon AWS Cloud initiatives pursued by the client.
• Implemented ForgeRock Identity & Access Management solution to support Application Single Sign on requirements in the cloud.
• Implemented Single Sign On for several Applications integrating with SecureAuth SSO System.
• Implemented Microsoft ADFS as the SSO solution to support Enterprise Federation requirements with external agencies.

Sr. Systems Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Implemented OATH Solution to support Radius Authentication for Products like Confidential VDI, Cisco VPN, Citrix Net Scalar to facilitate 2-Factor authentication.
• Implemented new Data Source on Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 product
• Implemented Single Sign On for several Applications
• Designed Windows 2012 PKI Infrastructure

Sr. Systems Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented SAML based highly available Identity Provider solution for Confidential Cloud Mail & Sales Force implementation.
• Implemented Single-Sign-On for internal Web Applications that runs on Web Logic, Microsoft .NET and Java Platforms.
• Implemented Microsoft Active Directory Federation Service 2.0 to support Internal Claims Aware Applications and also to be able to federate with the External Agencies for any Application sharing needs.
• Currently working on the OTP Solution for the Confidential VDI, Cisco VPN Client to support the 2-Factor Authentication.
• Currently working on the External 2-Factor solution for ADFS to support Application publishing to the Internet.
• Currently working on native SSO solution, to enable single sign on for LOB applications on the mobile devices such as iPads, Droid Devices, Surface, etc.
• Been a technical consultant for the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 implementation at Confidential, involving Federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards, for the past 5+ Years.
• Engineered and implemented the two-factor authentication solution for Windows Active Directory, using compliant PIV Card.
• Been a Technical Lead for Logical Access Solution implementation using the PIV Card (Smart Card) at Confidential, which is based on FIPS-201 Standard developed by NIST.
• Designed and Implemented the Windows 2008 Active Directory Upgrade.
• Designed and implemented a high profile internal PKI Solution based on Windows 2008 R2 Certificate Services, utilizing NIST based Security Standards and OCSP validation.
• Designed and Implemented Admin Token Issuance system for Administrative user access, to fulfill Separation of duties along with multi-factor authentication requirements.
• Enhanced and supported the existing Identity and Access Management solutions such as MIIS 2003, Password Sync Tool.
• Implemented a highly available Enterprise Load Balancing solution using the BigIP F5.
• Supported NetIQ Directory Administration and Group Policy Administration & Security Manager products.
• Supported a Client based Single Sign On solution.
• Supported NetApp storage appliance for a SQL Cluster.
• Supported the Sun Identity Management Solution Implementation project.
• Developed and executed an Upgrade Plan for Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 R2 Active Directory, in the organization.

Sr. Systems & Storage Engineer

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Responsibilities:

• Engineered and implemented a High Available SQL 2005 Server solution on a 64 bit Itanium platform, for the Siebel CRM solution.
• Engineered and implemented Confidential Farm, as part of the Server Consolidation effort.
• Developed and executed an Upgrade Plan for Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 Active Directory, in the organization.
• One of the Key Engineers in Engineering and Implementing Exchange 2003 Server Consolidation Project.
• Been a Key Engineer in implementing HP EVA 8000 Storage Solution (SAN).
• Engineered and implemented an Enterprise PKI Solution.
• One of the Key Engineers in Engineering and Implementing Sun Directory Server (LDAP Server) and Identity Sync for Windows.
• Engineered and implemented Corporate High Available SQL 2000 Cluster Solution on Windows 2003 environment.
• Worked extensively on Intel, Opteron and Itanium-2 based Servers.

Systems Engineer & Team Lead

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for resource allocation and supervision.
• Played a Key Role in the Windows 2000 migration. Actively involved in Active Directory design and implementation. Implemented Windows 2000 DNS for Active Directory.
• Engineered an efficient and improved Confidential & Confidential Architecture for the organization, to overcome several on going issues with the previous architecture.
• Played a major role in Engineering and Standards Development for the major System migration activities like migrating to Windows NT 4.0 from NT 3.51.
• Engineered several projects involving NT, Citrix, IIS, Cold Fusion, SQL, and Oracle for In House & COTS Applications. Provided Capacity Planning and Implementation Strategy for the projects.
• Developed strategies to provide the required development & support of Software Distribution using the Microsoft SMS for the organization. Developed SMS scripts for a large number of Software Applications developed in-house and from major vendors.
• Developed strategies to improve security in the NT Network and implemented account policies, to protect the internal network primarily and utilize security tools like ISS, Security Manager and others to constantly monitor networks.
• Implemented and Utilized System Monitoring tools like NetIQ, Compaq Insight Manager, Active Watch and others.
• Worked on the EMC/Compaq SAN & NAS implementation for NT/2000 Servers.
• Provide 3rd Tier support for various NT Domain and Server issues, throughout the organization.

Systems Engineer

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Responsibilities:

• Worked with various clients while working for this company as detailed below.
• Worked in the Operations Team at Thomas Cook, and was responsible for migration from Novell v4.0 to Windows NT 4.0, along with SMS 1.2 implementation. Job responsibilities are to Configure, rollout NT Servers, coordinating with the deployment team to have NT Servers deployed to several regional offices of Thomas Cook, about 30 sites. Responsible for monitoring and providing 3rd tier support for all regional NT issues.
• Involved in major Call Center database migration from Access database to SQL Server 6.5 at Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange Company.
• Implemented NT RAS and Cheyenne FAX solution for the Call Center.
• Worked on network and Server installations and support for major clients like SMC, Anheuser Busch, and Equitable, etc.

Systems Administrator

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Dealt with clients with various numbers of users ranging from 10 to 80 for LAN Installations/Upgrades.
• Designed and installed Ethernet (thin & thick), Arcnet and Token ring networks.
• Provided Remote Troubleshooting/Technical assistance for customers with LAN’s/standalone PC’s and Mobile Computers.
• Duties included complete Software & Hardware support for corporate or individual clients at either in-house or Customer’s onsite locations.
• Configured File Servers with disk mirroring and duplexing using standard SCSI interfaces and bus mastering controllers.
• Implemented remote booting of clients to enhance security on the network, which was one of the options at the time.
• Implemented e-mail and messaging services on the network.